Girard Case Sparks Debate Over Rights and Trial Venue
The case of Specialist William S. Girard raises whether he should be tried by a U S Army court martial or a Japanese civilian court for the death of a Japanese woman at Camp Whittington. Courts are weighing constitutional rights and the Status of Forces agreement amid broader public debate and parallel cases of Americans tried abroad.
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William S. Girard
Girard
Camp Whittington
Tokyo
United States
Japan
United States Army
United States District Court
Washington
D. C
Joseph C. McGarraghy
United States Supreme Court
Pvt
Randall B. Boyles
Kenton
Delaware
America
Supreme Court
U. S
Eisenhower
Nobusuke Kishi
Burning Tree
Kishi
John Foster Dulles
Far East
China
Soviet Russia
U.S. Supreme Court
Hungary
United Nations Special Committee
Russia
Janos Kadar
U.N
U.N. Assembly
Week's Good And Bad News Shown In Review
A roundup notes hopeful signs of disarmament steps by the United States Russia and Britain. It cites proposals for suspension tests and postures to curb stockpiles while detailing a U.N. critique of Soviet actions in Hungary and a Japanese diplomacy scene in Washington.
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Russia
United Nations
United States
Great Britain
Western Alliance
America
Europe
Britain
France
Stassen
Zorin
Washington
Lauris Norstad
NATO
Congress
Soviet
Norstad
Algiers
London
Pennsylvania adjourns after discord filled session
The Pennsylvania General Assembly adjourned amid partisan strife with little in the way of new measures. Democrats accused Republicans of crippling mental health aid while Republicans touted tax cuts and government economy. The session did eliminate about 47 million dollars in industrial taxes, notably freeing manufacturers from the five mill capital stock tax, a move praised as helping Pennsylvania industry compete.
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Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Harrisburg
Nuclear test moratorium gains mixed Western support
Marquis Childs notes Moscow’s surprise push for a two to three year nuclear test moratorium with inspection. Western powers fear Allied division, while France demands strict terms and global controls, as NATO and Stassen confront mixed pro and con from allies.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Marquis Childs
Valerian A. Zorin
Harold FE. Stassen
Zorin
Moscow
Kishi visits Ike with golf shoes and talks footing
A lighthearted page notes Nobusuke Kishi joins President Eisenhower with his golf shoes for solid footing in talks and at the conference table. A Texas scientist counts mosquitoes by bites, wonders about swatter use. Italy builds a Da Vinci liner with 11 decks and a seagoing skyscraper look. A U S born matador is jailed after a crash in Spain. Zadok Dumkopf jokes about an absent Father's Day gift. June brings chiggers biting ankles.
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Japan
Nobusuke Kichi
Eisenhower
Kichi
Ike
Texas
Howard W. Smith career highlights and Virginia roles
Rep. Howard W. Smith, born in Broad Run Virginia, advanced from Bethel Military Academy 1901 to UVA law, admitted 1904, practiced until 1922, then served as Alexandria corporation court judge, 1922 to 1928, then judge of Virginia 16th judicial district, 1928 to 1930, elected to Congress in 1930 and served in successive terms. Monumental tomb of Gen Ulysses S. Grant in New York cost 400000 dollars.
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Howard W. Smith
Broad Run
Bethel Military Academy
University of Virginia
Corporation Court of
Alexandria
16Th Judicial Court of Virginia
Congress
Gen
Ulysses S. Grant
New York
Filibuster Ahead Co Othman
The piece profiles 1957 Senate filibusters showing stamina tests by talkers reading from telephone books and enduring hours of debate to block civil rights legislation. It recalls Huey Long and Wayne Morse as notable examples, noting fatigue and political tactics.
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Washington
Senate
Huey Long
Louisiana
A’s
Zimermans
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Huey
Morse
Voice Of Broadway Gossip From Dorothy Kilgallen
Judy Holliday and Sidney Chaplin may wed during August vacation from Bells Are Ringing and Betty Garrett Larry Parks could replace them on honeymoon. Celebrities span Lana Turner to Elizabeth Taylor with fashion, films, and theatre news including Ali Khan family, Marilyn Monroe lookalikes, and Beatrice Lillie contracts.
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Judy Holliday
Sidney Chaplin
Europe
Betty Garrett
Larry Parks
Judy
Sid
Lana Turner
Bella Darvi
KEEP OLD TIMERS DAY IN NEW CASTLE FIGHT FOR MEMORY
A letter from Mrs. Iva Welsh of 19 Atlantic Ave urges preserving Old Timers Day in New Castle Pa expressing nostalgia for Cascade Park and local history. She recalls her grandfather and the Sundown carriage makers and warns against losing cherished memories as time passes.
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Gene Tierney
Elizabeth Taylor
Europe
Paris
Mike Todd
Liz
Florence Chadwick
English
Iva Welsh
Atlantic Ave
Loreto Baughman
New Castle
Senate panel weighs action against Bakers Union leader
Arkansas Senator McClellan says the Bakers Union faces possible discipline over alleged fund misuse as the union must decide what action, if any, to take against president James G Cross. Jenner urges acknowledging UN forces in Korea, arguing Armistice violation. Nan Williams discusses her page son eloping with a Swedish diplomat’s daughter, amid a love claim. Deacon Shem Crowne of Boston noted as America's first professional artist.
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Cupid
Aga Khan
Ali
Sadrudin
Kerim Khan
Washington—Senate
John McClellan
D) Ark
Bakers Union
James G. Cross
Cross
Washington
Nan Williams
Capitol
America
Deacon Shem Crowne
Boston
Janos Kadar: Hungary’s Moscow backed premier amid revolt
The text portrays Janos Kadar as a split minded figure and Moscow pawn who signed execution orders during Hungary’s anti communist uprising. It notes his past as a locksmith, his wartime ties to Laszlo Rajk, and his rise after Rajk’s fall and Stalin’s death. Khrushchev lauds the Kadar regime as lasting.
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Janos Kadar
Moscow
Hungary
Kadar
UN Committee
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao Tse-Tung
Communist Party
Laszlo Rajk
Rajk
Reds
Matyas Rakosi
Red
Stalin
Kremlin
Khrushchev
A Meeting With the Man Who Heads Tax Division
A narrator recalls meeting a respected man at a social event. The exchange reveals a contrast between private charisma and a public role as the head of the income tax division. The speaker reflects on misjudgments and changing opinions as time reveals character.
Try And Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
The excerpt features Bennett Cerf with quips about humor and storytelling. It includes Oliver Gogarty's advice on telling funny stories and a parable about a sun and shade to stress carrying sunshine. It closes with a joke about summer vacations and personal choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Cerf
Oliver Gogarty
Earth
Grandpappy Jenkins recalls noisy neighbors and coin craft
An old memory about Sunday morning snoozes broken by neighbor noise, the switch to power lawnmowers, and a note on coin composition with copper hardening gold.
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Charles M. McCcann
Charles M. McCann
William Ritt
Central Press
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci
Zadok Dumkopf
Folks OF
Red—Manning
Gal, Sam
Co. Othman
the Voice of
Broadway
Dorothy Kilgallen
Paddy Chayefsky
Marilyn Monroe
Red Buttons
Sammy
Art Ford
Maria Tallchief
Sophia Loren
Richard Avedon
Susan Hayward
Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Greta Garbo
Romeo Salta
Beau No. 2
Sterling Moss
Utah Salt Flats
Zeigfield Follies
Beatrice Lillie
John Thorne Lewises
Constance Dengel
7Th Ave
New Castle, Pa
the News
William E. Jenner
R-Ind
United Nations Command
Korea
Ars
FTI
OHN
H. Martin Rvice Foreign News Director
Gestapo
Rakosi
Edgar A. Guest
Chance
Hector Henpeck
Bible Thought
Egypt
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